A new dino fossil may solve an ancient murder mystery
A newly-described dinosaur, Jian changmaensis, may have glided through northwestern China about 120 million years ago, wreaking havoc on birds.
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‘Unequivocal evidence’ of the age of Earth’s oldest impact crater turns out to be off by half a billion years
Earth’s oldest known impact crater formed when a meteorite slammed into what is now Australia about 3 billion years ago — 470 million years later
Drug-induced ‘brain freeze’ may help protect the brain after a stroke, early study suggests
Using drugs to induce a hypothermia-like state may slow stroke-related brain damage, according to a new study involving lab animals and human patients. The study
NASA satellite captures wave of warm water hundreds of miles long that signals a devastatingly strong El Niño
A massive wave of warm water is making its way across the Pacific Ocean as the newly declared El Niño gets into full swing, satellite
Hanging in the Balance
The Moon’s rocky, uneven, and otherworldly surface features are highlighted by the terminator – the difference between light and darkness.
The ‘little brain’ may give the aging mind a big boost
Most known for its role in movement, the cerebellum could compensate for flagging mental functions elsewhere in the brain.
Even ‘safe’ air pollution levels may affect heart health
An imaging study found early signs of coronary artery disease in people in Canada breathing air that regulators consider clean.
Something in space may be changing alien signals before they can reach Earth. Scientists have a solution.
Humans have been searching the stars for alien radio signals for decades — and so far, E.T. has not phoned home. But that doesn’t mean
‘If there’s any country that will do it, it’s China’: Why is China diverting some of the world’s mightiest rivers thousands of miles?
Taming Nature: Inside China’s efforts to control the region’s water China is facing water scarcity that affects millions of people, so the country is embarking
9 of the best technology conspiracy theories
From government surveillance programs to microchips in vaccines, technology-centric conspiracy theories have exploded in the digital age, adding to some of the best conspiracy theories
Bizarre ‘bull’s-eye’ cloud rings appear above erupting volcano on Atlantic island — Earth from space
QUICK FACTS Where is it? La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain [28.62120467, -17.89960469] What’s in the photo? Concentric cloud rings over an erupting volcano Which satellite
A tropical permafrost layer in Peru may be one of the world’s largest
Vast permafrost beneath the upper slopes of Peru’s tallest volcano could become a regional water source as glaciers in the Andes retreat.
One underlying cause of inflammatory bowel disease pinpointed in new study
The causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are poorly understood, but now, scientists have pinpointed a runaway immune response that may underlie the condition in
NASA’s Chandra Finds Possible Supernova Remnant
Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, astronomers may have found a supernova remnant in an intriguing neighborhood in the middle of our galaxy.